Is local dev support enabled by default under Feisty?

[Jim Kronebusch]

> What is the linux-image-server image for?
> Sounds like it could be relevant to me. I am about to install Feisty on a
> new AMD64 system and I am still tossing up whether to go the i386 route or
> the AMD64 route.
> We will start with 4GB but maybe looking to add to that. About 25 terminals.
> I have got sound on flash and shockwave running fine on a similar machine at
> home. Freenx is the program I am trying to get going now.
> 
> Any advice? amd64 or i386?

You'll have to make that decision for yourself as there are pros and cons to both
depending on who you talk to and what your specific use is.  The main reason for me was
programs that do not have a native amd64 version.  I would say that 97% of the common
apps have native 64-bit versions, but that other 3% can be a real killer.  For me
flash/java/firefox were my biggest hangup, I just could not get a stable and fully
functional set of these apps running on 64-bit.  I also noticed some random crashes of
apps under 64-bit, I can't say why exactly.  Firefox and Kstars were the main two I saw
this with.

Once I found out that the linux-image-server kernel would recognize all of my hardware
under a 32-bit OS, I went that way.  The 64-bit stuff just wasn't cutting it for me.  I
tried to find documentation somewhere that specifically stated I would see a performance
loss going this route, but I couldn't find it.  So if there was no trade off in
performance, and all my apps worked and were stable I went that route.

Plus my time frame was slowly diminishing. I hope the development of local apps in the
future will allow me to return to 64-bit and run any 32-bit only apps locally.

Jim

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